Require Representatives, Senators, federal judges, and Senate-confirmed officers to be natural born citizens.

Nancy Mace · South Carolina · Republican

policy impact 0.62 specificity 0.93 extraction confidence 98%

Commitment kind: unknown. Promised action: not established. Promised outcome: not established. Deadline: unknown; not assumed expired.

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Congresswoman Nancy Mace (R-SC) introduced a long overdue joint resolution proposing a constitutional amendment to require Members of Congress, federal judges, and Senate-confirmed officers of the United States to be natural born citizens.

Mace announced and introduced a joint resolution to amend the Constitution so that these federal offices would be limited to natural born citizens.

Rep. Nancy Mace Introduces Joint Resolution Requiring Representatives, Senators, Judges, Federal Officers To Be Natural Born Citizens | Representative Nancy Mace
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Evidence

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GovInfo lists H.J. Res. 188 as introduced in the House on May 20, 2026 by Nancy Mace and referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary; the listed last action date is May 20, 2026.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The official bill record shows Mace filed the constitutional amendment matching the promise, but it remained at referral to committee with no later official action shown.

unresolved same_term A for effort

H.J. Res. 188 (IH) - Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require that certain individuals are natural born citizens
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Mace's office announced that she introduced a joint resolution proposing a constitutional amendment to require Members of Congress, federal judges, and Senate-confirmed officers to be natural born citizens, and stated that the resolution must pass both chambers by two-thirds and be ratified by three-fourths of state legislatures to become law.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The press release documents serious concrete action toward the pledge, while acknowledging the constitutional amendment had not become effective merely by introduction.

unresolved same_term A for effort

Rep. Nancy Mace Introduces Joint Resolution Requiring Representatives, Senators, Judges, Federal Officers To Be Natural Born Citizens | Representative Nancy Mace
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Mace introduced H.J. Res. 188 on May 20, 2026, a constitutional amendment matching the promise to require Representatives, Senators, federal judges, and Senate-confirmed officers to be natural born citizens. As of September 6, 2026, the resolution remains referred to the House Judiciary Committee with no passage by two-thirds of Congress and no state ratification, so the promised legal requirement has not been delivered yet. The introduction is a serious same-term legislative effort, but the outcome remains pending rather than fulfilled.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 94%